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Trends in diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease in an Australian sexual health clinic, 2002-16: before and after clinical audit feedback.

Abstract：

:Background A 2006 Australian sexual health clinic audit of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) diagnosis rates found variability between doctors. Doctors were given audit feedback towards increasing diagnosis and reducing variability. The clinic implemented other improvements to increase capacity. This study investigated PID diagnosis time trends before and after feedback. METHODS:Yearly PID diagnosis rates for women aged 16-49 years attending the clinic (2002-16) were calculated. Using multivariable generalised linear mixed models, adjusted for patient risk and lower genital infection (any of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, Mycoplasma genitalium, bacterial vaginosis) and stratified by before (2002-June 2007) and after (July 2007-2016) feedback, we assessed if PID rates changed over time, accounting for between-doctor variability. RESULTS:During 2002-16, 144 doctors undertook 84476 female consultations and diagnosed 1755 (2.1%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.0-2.2) with PID. Comparing 2002-03 to 2015-16, the yearly PID rate increased; 0.8% (37/4836) to 2.9% (209/7088). Comparing before and after feedback more women reported any symptoms at triage (35.1%-47.2%) or had a lower genital infection diagnosed (10.1%-14.9%). After feedback, PID rates increased by 8% yearly (incidence rate ratio (IRR) 1.08, 95% CI 1.06-1.11), but were unchanged (adjusted IRR (aIRR) 1.01, 95% CI 0.98-1.03) after adjustment for patient characteristics. Factors associated with PID were self-reported symptoms, younger age and a lower genital infection. Lower variability in doctor-specific rates was observed after feedback. CONCLUSIONS:Increasing PID diagnosis rates appeared to be driven by a greater female patient risk profile, influenced by increased capacity following service improvements.

journal_name

Sex Health

journal_title

Sexual health

authors

Goller JL,Fairley CK,De Livera AM,Chen MY,Bradshaw CS,Chow EPF,Guy R,Hocking JS

doi

10.1071/SH18119

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-06-01 00:00:00

pages

247-253

issue

eissn

1448-5028

issn

1449-8987

pii

SH18119

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Trends in diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease in an Australian sexual health clinic, 2002-16: before and after clinical audit feedback.